Are we all making detailing to hard? I read some of the posts and I scratch my head... such as rinseless wash... some use 2 buckets others one and some spray it on and wipe it off... the other day I had a 2016 black explore and it needed washed... I filled 3 gallons of water added the solution and started at the top and worked my way down... just as I would with any wash... dried it inspected it in the sun NO marring... to a whopping 15 minutes customer happy.... I like the k.i.s.s approach to detailing and I have many happy and returning customers.... so why are so many making this hard? Just my ponderous thought of the day...
I do not think detailers are not making it hard.
It all has to do with the size and condition of the vehicle.
It also has to do with the extent of detailing services performed.
Washing a vehicle has very little to do with actually cleaning the vehicle, unless the vehicle has been previously detailed and is already clean.
Cleaning really comes with decontamination.
With today's products and technology, and I would include poor technique, any one can smother a car in silicones and solvents, detail sprays and spray waxes, and make the vehicle look detailed.
The appearance of a detail, and actually detailing are not the same thing.
Not suggesting you did any of the above, just answering your question in general.
Glad your simple approach worked out. But do that to the same black vehicle another dozen times and I'm willing to bet you'll have a very different opinion. It's not one wash that screws up the paint noticeably (altho that certainly can happen). It's after repeated washings with less than diligent methods that causes accumulated (noticeable) defects. Sort of like a gallon of water poured over a rock will do 'nothing', but water running over it for years will eventually erode it away.
The best method of having pristine paint is to not screw it up in the first place.
I do not think detailers are not making it hard.
It all has to do with the size and condition of the vehicle.
It also has to do with the extent of detailing services performed.
Washing a vehicle has very little to do with actually cleaning the vehicle, unless the vehicle has been previously detailed and is already clean.
Cleaning really comes with decontamination.
With today's products and technology, and I would include poor technique, any one can smother a car in silicones and solvents, detail sprays and spray waxes, and make the vehicle look detailed.
The appearance of a detail, and actually detailing are not the same thing.
Not suggesting you did any of the above, just answering your question in general.
Glad your simple approach worked out. But do that to the same black vehicle another dozen times and I'm willing to bet you'll have a very different opinion. It's not one wash that screws up the paint noticeably (altho that certainly can happen). It's after repeated washings with less than diligent methods that causes accumulated (noticeable) defects. Sort of like a gallon of water poured over a rock will do 'nothing', but water running over it for years will eventually erode it away.
The best method of having pristine paint is to not screw it up in the first place.
Are we all making detailing to hard? I read some of the posts and I scratch my head... such as rinseless wash... some use 2 buckets others one and some spray it on and wipe it off... the other day I had a 2016 black explore and it needed washed... I filled 3 gallons of water added the solution and started at the top and worked my way down... just as I would with any wash... dried it inspected it in the sun NO marring... to a whopping 15 minutes customer happy.... I like the k.i.s.s approach to detailing and I have many happy and returning customers.... so why are so many making this hard? Just my ponderous thought of the day...
You pretty much answered the question - because that specific method works for the person. It may not be for you, but it is for others.
Take thick vs thin towels, for example. Some hated the thickness because of bulk or lacked of feel, while others love the reassurance thicker pile offers.
Also, keep in mind "simple" isn't just about number of steps, but the routine which allowed smooth operation. Just because someone introduce a new & fewer steps, it doesn't guarantee that I will automatically like or easy to adapt. If anything, it'd likely cause disruption of momentum, and we all hate when things interrupt our "flow."
I am more detailed than most I just read some of these posts and I just shake my head at how cumbersome people make this... I love what I do and I'm known for what I do in my area... you guys are great!
•Are we all making detailing to hard?
-I read some of the posts and I scratch my head...
•the other day I had a 2016 black explore
and it needed washed...
-I filled 3 gallons of water
-added the solution
-and started at the top and
worked my way down...
-just as I would with any wash...
-dried it
-inspected it in the sun NO marring...
-to a whopping 15 minutes customer happy....
•I like the k.i.s.s approach to detailing and
-I have many happy and returning customers....
•so why are so many making this hard?
Originally Posted by jasper99006
•I am more detailed than most
-I just read some of these posts and
-I just shake my head at how cumbersome
people make this...
•I love what I do and
-I'm known for what I do in my area...
Some people don't refer to the act of washing &
drying a vehicle as: "Detailing"; or the individual
performing the vehicle washing & drying as a:
"Detailer", per se.
Instead...
It's usually more along the lines
of: "Glorified Shoe Shine Boy".
Sad; but true.
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk." ~Joaquin de Setanti
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